West Africa Media Awards: Nigeria 5, Ghana 2

Nigerian journalists won five out of the seven awards at stake at the West Africa Journalists of the fifth edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) in Accra, Ghana on Friday.

Samad Uthman of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Nigeria who now works for Dataphyte, Nigeria also emerged as joint winner of the West Africa Journalists of the Year 2021 along with Kwetey Nartey from Ghana.

Samad, Investigative and Multimedia journalist was recently named on the shortlist of ten for the 2021 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award.

Twenty-one finalists for the WAMECA award organised by the Media Foundation for West Africa, WAMECA to honour exemplary work, in-depth investigations and exceptional storytelling were selected from 711 entries by journalists in the region.

List of the winner, categories, countries and media organizations below:

Category: West Africa Journalist of the Year

Winner: Kwetey Nartey

Media House: Multimedia Group

Country:  Ghana

Category: West Africa Journalist of the Year

Winner: Samad Uthman

Media House:  International Centre for Investigative Reporting  

Category: Environmental Reporting

Winner:  Chinedu Asadu

Media House: The Cable

Country:  Nigeria

Category: Anti-Corruption Reporting

Winner: Caleb Ojewale

Media House: Business Day

Country:  Nigeria

 

Category: Health  Reporting

Winner: Samad Uthman

Media House: International Centre for Investigative Reporting  

Country:  Nigeria

Category: Investigative Reporting

Winner: Kwetey Nartey

Media House: Multimedia Group

Country:  Ghana

 

Category: ICT Reporting

Winner: Gideon Sarpong

Media House: iWatch Africa

Country:  Ghana

 

Category: Business Reporting   

Winner: Alfred Olufemi

Media House:  PREMIUM TIMES

Country:  Nigeria

 

Category:COVID-19 Reporting

Winner:  Chikodi Okereocha

Media House:  The Nation

Country: Nigeria

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